Chakster is absolutely right. New mono records are cut with modern groove geometry and because the groove walls never diverge from one another the groove dimensions never get as large. Point being is you want a modern stylus profile. If you have seriously old Mono records prior to 1960 or so it is another story but this depends on the company. Certainly you are not going to play 78's with a modern stylus. I have plenty of modern mono records. If you love jazz and classical you have no choice. For the ones I have I am not going to bother mounting and aligning another cartridge. If I had two arms now I would keep a MM in one and an MC in the other so it still comes down to mounting another cartridge. I have heard here in this thread that some keep a cheap table on the side to run their Mono records. Not a bad solution. Since I am allergic to direct drive tables maybe I can find an old LP 12 :)
Mono Cartridge
Still looking for a mono cartridge for my Technics 1200G. My first choice would have been Miyajima but have been told, by some, that it would not be compatible with my arm. I want to play older recordings so need a 1.0 mil stylus. Does anyone have experience with either the Phasemation PP-MONO or the ZYX R 1000 Airy 3M? They look interesting but couldn't find any reviews online.